Cane Pests and Diseases Board Meeting Summary
At Hambledon Cane Pest and Diseases Board held on ae ast 3 in the Cane Growers Cairns Mr M Mackellar presiding reports on cane pests diseases. Field notes show gum ming disease on second ratoon and first ratoon with limited other cane diseases. An organised rat poison campaign in May to September, zinc phosphide baits proving effective though damaging crops. Heavy rat damage is limited. severity may rise as season advances. Greyback grub damage limited to Wat's Creek and North Hambledon. weather has slowed harm. French grubs damage down from prior year. Subsidy of £1 for wild pigs per farm continues, with low activity this season. £6 spent to date. A 2 chain length pig proof fencing built on Freshwater farm. 50 percent of wire materials cost subsidized. Wallabies near forest-adjacent farms causing trouble. no claims for scalp subsidy. Financial report adopted. accounts £523 6s 7d paid since last meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hambledon
Cairns
M. Mackellar
F. M. Bar
Wat's Creek
North Hambledon
Fragmentary mining notice from Papua New Guinea region
Partial OCR fragment lists places and entities such as Mt Morgan, Mt Conlon, Samual Allen, Vertera Nyon Wilcos AUSTRALIA GO.D SHARES, Morgan, Meima Guinea Gold, Tableland Tin, and Port sites. The readable bits resemble a mining or land notice with station names and ore terms but lacks coherent actions or dates.
Yungaburra Farewell Notes At Atherton Hospital
The Atherton farewell event at Yungaburra Hospital featured remarks from Mr Matthies on behalf of his wife and himself, gratitude for kind words and gifts, and regret at leaving friends. Musical items and community singing followed with supper served.
Biak Island Liberated Troops Kill 521 Japanese
Dutch New Guinea troops report heavy action on Biak during September and October last year. They claim 521 Japanese soldiers killed and note local Biak laborers contributed to liberation efforts and road strip labor for Allied forces.
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Uxllery Royal Netherlands Army
Biak
Netherlands New Guinea
Japan
Belgian Chamber backs or topples reconstituted government
Brussels August 8 reports the Belgian Chamber Deputies, after two days of confidence votes, backed the Van Achille Acx er's reconstituted government. Catholics, who had six ministers resign over Leopold's return, voted solidly against the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
van Achille Acxer
Leopold
Cairns Holiday Gatherings Highlight Local Travel
Rumble are spending a few days in Cairns. Mr. and Mrs. J. Callaghan and Colleen of Townsville are holidaying with Mr. and Mrs. N. Davis. Mrs. K. Sanderson and infant of Millaa Millaa are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. N. Davis here. Miss L O'Brien left by plane on Tuesday to spend a few with her parents at Ayr, before leaving for Sydney.
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Estelle Cahill
Stratford
Norman Audrey Kenny
N Davis
FR. Anderson
Hiis
F. Cahill
Ayr
K. Bethel
Townsville
A. Sehareet
Atherton
L. Kennedy
Ken
Cairns
J. McCar
Rumble
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Green Island - Barrier Reef
M.V. Merinda
REG. McAuliffe and
McCormick-Deering Tractors
Farm Machinery Shell
Electrice
Breville Wireleas
McAuliffe
Assis
Robert Street
P.O. Box
Lloyd’s Insurance
Accountants and Solicitors
Samuel Allen & Sons Limited
Lake Street
Isolanol
Boland’s
Boland
Grocery
Lakestreet
Spence Street
Brisbane
Lucy Secor
Ley Fy
Oddfellows
Pinic
Gordonvale
Behana Creek
S. L. North
Bambledon Board
Megietehed
National Bank Chambers
A. Clarke
Securities
Adelaide Steamship
Samuel Allen, Ord. Tooths
Taguie Plantations
United Provisions
Vertera
Nyon Wilcos
Adelaide
Australasia
Com
Australia
New South Wales
Iland
Queensland
Natonal
Golden Plateau
Ft Morgan
Mt Morgan
Mt Conlon
SEW
Guinea
Cuthbert
Misima Guinea
New Guinea
TIN Metal
Austral Amal
Great Northern
Normanby
Broken Hill South North
Broken Hill
Tableland
Det Tableland Tin
Pra Tongsh Harbour
Fawan
Isaac Gel
Idfields
Ome
Ane
Australian National Airways
Phas SR
Pat Porter Tages
H. R. Kennedy
Yungaburra
N.el Papuan
Parramatta State School
Geo Stone
Joe McKenzie
Kings OF Rhythm
Hibernian Hall
AL Fraser
Sydney
R.aaf
Billy Rainsbury
Victoria
A.I.F
Craine
Diggers’ Bazaar
Gordonvale Park
Gordonvale and District
C. Harris
THE
Cairms Post
Tita
Sore Sout
Epee
Chandlers
Snow Queen
Silent Knight
Rolli
Sgt. Black
Lanray
Tin Billies
A. J Draper Py, Ud. Cairns
Nyal Figsen
Agere
Ted Aa
Leetoe
Eeonee P. Summers
Edmonton
Hob Spencer
M. M. Dawson
Caen
Britt — G Poggin
Martin
North Africa
Stewarts and
Lioyds
Stewarts End
Lloyds
Aes Es Be
Staten
Agencion Ets Bacay Chogker & Sons
Towneville and
Calms
Bubme Philp & Co, Ltd
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